Synonyms for soap opera
ˈɒp ər ə, ˈɒp rəsoap oper·a

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1. soap operanoun

   Synonyms:
   soap, daytime serial, story

2. soap operanoun

   A radio or television serial, typically broadcast in the afternoon or evening, about the lives of melodramatic characters, which are often filled with strong emotions, highly dramatic situations and suspense.

   Synonyms:
   story, soap, daytime serial

Princeton's WordNet

1. soap operanoun

   a serialized program usually dealing with sentimentalized family matters that is broadcast on radio or television (frequently sponsored by a company advertising soap products)

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1. Rick Springfield:

   I was a one-dimensional soap-opera pretty boy.

2. Scott Brown:

   It's been a real soap opera for the markets about whether the Fed is going to move or aren't they going to move.

3. Aaron David Miller:

   But what do they amount to? It is confined and contained to a soap opera-like exchange that never leads to anything of consequence.

4. Ted Cruz:

   This is not a soap opera of personalities, i'm not interested in playing that game.

5. Dan Ives:

   This was a major win for Qualcomm, the soap opera is finally over.